♪ i picked it out in a snap ♪ what made it genius ♪ was my camouflage wrap ♪ that's my kind of holiday good afternoon, everybody, i'm larry beil >> i'm carolyn johnson. frightened and frustrated is how many bart passengers described their commute this morning when a bart train screeched to a halt. people on board started smelling what they thought was smoke. >> at the rockridge station, nearly a dozen people were treated.

>> reporter: that is right. nine were transported to the hospital. we're told issues were relatively minor respiratory issues many told us they had problems with a lack of communication during the incident. iet was smoky, real smoky in the middle of the car, where we was. >> reporter: filling with what appeared to be smoke. >> a couple people had seizures i think because of the smoke. >> we'd move, then stop. then, i was on the train, they had three medical emergencies on my car, and we'd have to move them to one end of the train, then, back to the other end of the train. it was insane. >> reporter: emergency responders, firefighters and ambulances from various agencies got into place on both oakland and orinda sides. a nurse tried

to help one woman having trouble breathing. >> she started having an asthma attack. we gave her her inhaler but it's crazy. bart? this is crazy. >> we believe the problem has been resolved at this time. >> reporter: the train was able to head west under its own power where paramedics were waiting. treem involved respiratory problems. >> we're going have to do an investigation the indication is an emergency brake was engaged not on purpose. >> turned out no active fire or smoke. according to bart it was brake dust. >> reporter: officials say they're investigating how, and why the emergency brake became engaged. >> crowds of passengers were stuck at the orinda station this morning with nowhere to go. there were major delays and

passengers say they were frustrated by lack of communication from bart. >> nobody told us what is going on about a half hour, 45 minutes. i've never experienced this. so i'm very, very upset. >> they never told what yous is going on. i know people here would have gotten on the trains and gone back to their station if they'd just told us. >> delays caused the mess outside of the sigs many riders had to get back into cars and drive to their destinations instead of taking bart. >> within minutes of the train stopping we started getting photos. this photo from commuter frank yen stuck on the train with other people, will willkins showed how many people were impacted. abc7 news app got the word out immediately. for breaking news alerts down load

our app, it's free, go to abc7 news.com/apps. >> this is the latest in a string of recent problems. on tuesday, some metal debris caused major delays. >> the week before that, a computer problem shut down bart service several hours during friday morning commute. >> in october a fire broke out in a semi conductor box. no one was hurt, but riders had to be evacuated there. and days before that, two bart workers were killed on the tracks. >> those deaths happened while workers were on strike. now, there is the threat of a third strike. on friday, abc7 news was the first to report bart unions were suing after the board of directors stripped a key pro sfrigs the contract deal. >> the cold snap çsk griping th bay area, we woke up to freezing

temperatures. people were bundled up and we saw frost on the cars this morning. >> we're in for another cold night. this is a live picture from mount tamalpais. north bay had temperatures dipping into 20s overnight. >> going to be colder tonight. we've got clear skies and temperatures goring to plummet again. we have a freeze warning in affect for all of the bay area from 9:00 tonight to 9:00 friday morning. all bay area except san francisco. temperatures subfreezing and into low 20s into coldest spots. pipes could burst. there is a increased risk of hypothermia. here is a look at conditions expected looking down from mount tam onto the bay. next three mornings, low 20s and 30s around the bay. not much improvement on friday morning just about nearly as cold but more moderate temperatures saturday morning. here is a look at current

conditions looking along embarcadero. it's 49 now in san francisco. 51 in oakland. mildest reading in this panel. looking from our east bay hills camera, some more current temperature readings 52 santa rosa. mild, down to 48 in livermore. it's going to be cold overnight. bundle up. >> we'll see new a few minutes. this cold snap causing unusual sites around the bay area, specialsly in normal temper ate south bay and peninsula. >> frosty is a christmas character and a good description of weather conditions for people waking up on the peninsula. but there were few jolly and happy souls. going outside meant dealing with uncomfortable temperatures. >> two days ago into 50s, today, it's 37. it's freezing.

>> reporter: chp had caltrans check the bridge just to make sure there is no black ice. crystal springs reservoir making it look wintery. these trees are are used to the cold but workers aren't. >> i was cold, there is frost everywhere. it's freezing. >> firs delivered from oregon. temperatures bottomed out at 32 degrees this morning. frost covering everything. but it's not all bad. zach and his son found the bright side to the cold. >> probably first time he's seen frost. he got to touch frost. it was cold frost on cars and roofs across the street. he hasn't been to the snow yet. >> a few people told me they're covering their plants just to be

safe. >> today, south of lake tahoe, this is video provided by kirkwood mountain resort. people are skiing today on 4 to 6 inches of new snow. and from snow making equipment. more snow is heading to the sierra friday. >> a second day of a massive search in idaho is winding down this afternoon. they have not found missing plane piloted by silicon valley executive dale smith with four members of the family on board. abc7 news live now in san jose with the latest on the search. vic? >> we're at the offices of serial tech, the company dale smith co-founded. his business partner and workers very concerned and monitoring closely all of the developments now, today, they put more resources into this search. the fear really is that if they

survive, say a crash landing longer it becomes less chance of surviving this environment. freezing temperatures and inclement weather. don't want to give up hope. >> rand says if anyone can survive a plane crash and two nights in frigid, rugged willednerness it would be his business partnerdale smith. >> he's done boy scout stuff. i think he's one that could survive this. yes. his beach bonanza six seater lost contact. on board his son, daniel, shown here on the left and his wife, and smith's daughter amber and her fiancee, jonathan norton. allen dayton is norton's uncle. >> they're deeply in lochlt i got my wedding announcement a couple days ago. they're scheduled to be married january 4th. >> the search was expanded.

about 60 people are combing grounds. five aircraft and two helicopters are now in the air. they brought in high tech equipment to help pinpoint the plane's path. >> it has a capability to bring in is from civil air patrol in wyoming which has forward-looking radar. it detects temperatures on the ground and can detect temperatures anomalies. >> reporter: command staff will decide the status of the search tomorrow. vic lee, abc7 plus. >> and still ahead on abc7 news at 4:00 major efforts to get beached whales back into the weather. >> plus, for helping out a charity. >> radio active material that could be in the wrong hands in

mexico. >> this is in berkeley. mcarthur maze is backed up, very slow. traffic moving from left to right is on i 80 headed towards berkeley. it's a parking lot. right side of the screen, folks heading back towards san francisco or 580 moving faster. back with more

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beached themselves. officials say ten whales have died. short fin pilot whales tend to beach themselves. crews are trying to keep them wet and stable until the tide gets high enough. >> the man accused of killing a person over a play station four made a first court appearance today. ronnie collins charged with a murder and two counts after tempted robbery. during the hearing the prosecution called collins a christmas predator and said he contacted the person and girlfriend through inst. agram. collins pulled a gun and shot the man four times. despite pleas by the victim to just take the console. >> fremont police hope this video can help capture a thief. you can see it shows a man going through a door on eggers drive.

the break in took place about 12:30 saturday afternoon. if you recognize this man, you're urged to contact police. >> business news, uber getting into the holiday spirit. >> emily chang is here with today's after the bell report. hi, emily. >> good afternoon, larry and carolyn. china mobile moved closer to possibly selling the iphone, granting approval to start commercial service on a four g network. this service may allow china mobile, world's biggest phone company to attract more hand set makers the iphone is not compatible with china mobile's home grown three g network. mark zuckerberg and bill gates are pledging millions to improve internet access at public schools across the country, among financial backers pledged $9 million to help fund education super highway, based here in san

francisco. yahoo acquisition spree continue was latest purchase of pitch. the start up, spun out of dream works animation allows users to remake video was special affeceffects music. >> stocks closing mixed today. the longest slump for the index in ten weeks your bloomberg silicon valley index closing higher. sdroent time to pick out a christmas tree? i love this one. worry not. uber coming to your rescue. the car service teamed up with home depot to deliver christmas trees to customers in ten days the 7 to 8 football noble firs will cost $135. the service will be available while supplies last. from bloomberg studios in san francisco, larry, carolyn,

back to you. >> thank you, that will be popular. >> you've got to see this site on a snowy utah interstate. a car rolling along, without a driver. this is thus night. the driver was involved in an accident that threw the car into the barrier. he got out of the car, somehow the car kept going. >> i noticed a gentleman sitting on the snow bank in the highway. and he was slamming his fists on to snow and looked like making pretty negative remarks. >> i can see that happening. all goodman could do is take video. the car drove along. utah patrol can't confirm what happened to the driver or car we presume it did stop, somewhere. social media saying

driverless car drove better than most humans did. going very straight. >> based on my drive in i have to agree. a bunch of people were on the road. >> i like the horn was depressed. >> i agree. better than some drivers. >> is it cold enough for you? it's going to get colder tonight f you can imagine. that this is crazy cold for the bay area. we've got sunny skies right now. clear skies i should say. the sun will be setting soon. temperatures dropping rather sharply again. a live view at sfo of the clear skies over the bay area now. forecast features freeze warning in affect. chilly afternoons is head and showers likely friday, maybe, maybe even some snow mixed in higher peaks cold air mass brought us freezing cold this morning. tonight likely to be coldest night, now, coming our way is

this disturbance dropping north moving south ward start agent 7:00 this evening, we'll see rainfall. beginning push shower should be dry in the bay area. by 9:00 towards the end of the shower rain farther south, clouds spreading out ahead of it. by friday afternoon, rain having spread over most of the bay area with pockets of heavier rain in gilroy. then overnight friday night rain beginning to taper off a bit. by saturday morning partial clearing. and chilly conditions how about the sierra? winter storm watch friday afternoon, saturday evening. into foothills tlae to ten

inches of snow and a trofl delay likely. low temperatures 22 in napa. 27 livermore, 24 morgan hill. cold around the bay area, tomorrow, sunny skies, chilly. high temperatures into a range we saw overnight low bdz a week ago. highs tomorrow ranging from upper temperatures in this cold range throughout the weekend. friday morning maybe snow. temperatures beginning to moderate next week i don't mean moderate. i mean warm up. >> thank you. >> up next, bad dog?

why first lady michelle obama may want to get sony toddler trained. >> and fit moms debate with the owner of a owner of a lingerie company. >> this is interstate 680. usual pattern, heavier traffic is northbound and light going southb

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>> this is a lot harder than i thought it would be. i -- i can't. we're -- let's just go to break. we'll be right back. >> he went out like a champion. sam champion got emotional on the last day on "good morning america". robin, george and josh showed clips of past sam moments and rolled out a giant weather cake at the end. champion will be the new host of the weather channel.

>> newest member of the obama family too frisky at the white house. 2-year-old ashton gardener fell after the water dog got too close owe-to-her. first lady helped up the little girl. you can see sony was licking her face. everybody is okay. it was a holiday arts and crafts event. she just got scared >> yes. yes. >> pablo picasso's ravelling off $130 offering 50,000 raffle tickets. >> the money will go to charity

working to save a ancient city in lebanon. he says a friend came up with the unusual charity idea. >> organizing a dinner was boring. and always the same type of thing. she came up with idea to make a raffle. put picasso as a winning prize. she told me this idea i was wondering it will be very difficult. >> actually so far, so good. the raffle expected to generate about $5 million. the winner will be announced december 18th in paris. >> still ahead at 4:00, the 911 recordings from the day of the newtown school shooting are released. >> plus, autopsy results are in for fast and furious actor paul walker. >> details about a stolen

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officials in connecticut released some of the 911 recordings from the sandy hook shooting. we're not going to play them here >> we reveal how town dispatchers calmly responded to calls for help. >> reporter: the 911 calls capture the panic of teachers and school personnel grappling

with an unimaginable horror. in recordings you can hear dispatchers calmly reassuring callers help is on the way. one dispatcher tells a woman pry trooi to apply pressure. we have people coming. another tells a custodian, i want to you take cover. a frantic teacher says the door is not locked yet. very to go lock the door. connecticut state attorneys fought against making the calls public out of sensitivity to the families like that of dylan. >> what parents could want that? it serve nose public good. not in anyone's trchlt it's not the way i want dylan to be remembered. a judge ruled the tape dz serve public good saying delaying the release only serves to fuel speculation about and undermine confidence in law enforcement. the release of the calls comes a week after a state attorney's report revealed chilling pictures of the damage

done to the school and the arsenal of weapons used. in addition to young children, six educators were killed when adam lanza went on a deadly rampage. newtown school superintendent says the tapes could be an emotional trigger for parents and is suggest they limit media exposure. the anniversary of the shoofting is on december 14th. abc news, new york. >> a 14-year-old massachusetts boy pleaded not guilty to raping and killing his high school math teacher. he is accused of the murder of a popular teacher whose bod yes was found in the woods near the school the teen being held without bail. >> in los angeles a man charged with killing a tsa agent and wounding three others at lax appeared in court with bruises on the case and a bandage on the neck this, is the first time he's been seen since the shooting. paul ciancia is being

housed in federal custody. he did not enter a plea. investigators say the 23-year-old was targeting tsa officers when he killed the victim. >> the los angeles county coroner released autopsy results today of fast and furious actor paul walker the report says walker died from traumatic and thermal injuring meaning crash impact sxk burned afterwards his friend died immediately upon impact. the porsche they were in slammed in a pole, then exploded into flames saturday. investigators are still trying to determine why they crashed. toxicology results will not be back for several weeks officials say speed was a factor. the car has a reap yu tags of being dangerous at high speeds. universal pictures shut down shooting fast and furious and says it's assessing all options to move forward. most of

the 7th installment has been filmed the movie scheduled for release in july. >> breaking news out of mexico. officials found some radio act tiff material that armed men stole during a truck heist the truck carrying equipment used for radiation therapy. inside was a sealed lead container holding a capsule. the truck on its way to a waste storage center when stolen in a gas station officials found the truck aband beyond but lead container open and empty they found the radio active material about half a mile away. >> this isn't like radio active material stolen from a power plant. it doesn't sound like this is something you'd steal if you're going to make a radio active bomb. >> officials say the spot is nearly a mile from the nearest

town. there is no threat to anyone there. >> the president addressed what he calls a growing income gap between america's rich and poor and says income inequality jeopardized this nation's middle class and urging washington to take steps to ensure the economy works for everybody. >> child born in top 20% has about a 2 and 3 chance of staying at or near the top. a child born into bottom 20% has a less than one in 20 shot at making it to the top. >> the president is also calling for a hike in the federal minimum wage saying increase would be a good step for families and the economy. right now it's 7:25 per hour, democrats pushed to increase to $ten per hour. >> a new study finds what children flern preschool may keep them from dropping out late

scombrer away from crime. they did find children who received quality preschool education did better in reading and math in kindergarten but had better social skills. >> it's about paying attention, about controlling your impulses. about sharing. about regulating your behavior. it's those character skills that are going to make you an accessible citizen. >> early school successes have a chain reaction. kids who are success envelope kindergarten do well in third grade and children who perform well in third grade are less likely to commit crimes later in life. >> still ahead at 4:00 surprise a first grader got after he lost a wallet. >> but first, why this camel made a special appearance today in a local television station. >> calm waters in the bay but are mighty cold and colder still, tonight. i'll have the

accu-weather forecast coming up. >> another live look at the commute. skyway is very slow in both directions. you can sigh traffic added to the lower deck. and towards 101 south moving slightly faflter but none of ♪ i love it! ♪ thank you grandma for the dolls. ♪ ♪ i love it! ♪ i'm ninja kicking through the halls. ♪ ♪ i love it! ♪ mom's posting pictures on your wall. ♪ ♪ that's my kind of holiday.

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it's wednesday. >> hump day! woo woo! >> yes, it's hump day. an oklahoma city tv station celebrated with a special guest, sassy the camel. you've probably seen the commercials that link camels with hump day. the mid point of the week. the weatherman provided the voiceover for sassy. anchors tried to keep straight faces. sassy is part of a herd of camels starting in a christmas pageant in a nearby church. >> sassy does not do her own voice work? >> that is awkward z so might this be. will farrell otherwise known as ron burgundy making his rounds to promote his new movie. >> you're one of the great quarterbacks playing the game today you've had a lot of success, you've done it all without a mustache. to be honest you look

like a succulent baby lamb. >> i think i managed to play quarterback okay without a mustache. >> succulent baby lamb. >> baby lamb. burgundy will be guest hosting sports center tomorrow afternoon. >> that promises to be hilarious. >> yes. >> i think they're doing a decent job in promoting the movie. >> yes. they are. >> speaking of men with mustaches? >> i will tell you, frost on the mustache. here is a live look at live doppler seven hd. a cold snap continues. this is a look at the low temperature trend we're predicting for santa rosa. next week or so, tomorrow morning, low in santa rosa down to

normal range of about 33 by wednesday morning. many inland valley locations will see a range of low temperatures over the next several days. tomorrow, chilly with highs only 60 degrees in los angeles and san diego. 57 palm springs. and sunny skies on the chilly side. most locations highs into upper 40s to around 50 into mildest roeks roekss. -- locations. it's really unusually cold. we're not going to see conditions moderating until middle of the week. >> you're going to have frost on the mustache tomorrow in san jose, right? >> we continue our give where you live food drive. that is right. i'll northbound san jose

for 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00 p.m news tomorrow talking about how to feed in the bay area. >> all right. frosty. thank you. >> people turn to glide memorial church for hot meals and services glide celebrates 50 years of helping people in the city's tender loin district. a special performance honor glide the mission and volunteers. that event is tonight. it's at warp memorial opera house. the celebration begins at 7:00 p.m . >> you can help us feed the bay area. just visit abc7 news facebook page and give the pledge to give where you live. we'll donate to bay area feeding america food banks up to $75,000. your good deed could be rewarded as well. the winner will be announced december 19th. >> up next teacher classroom

lesson about social media ends up going viral. >> i'm michael finney. a tempting offer from a hearing aid company. the device never worked properly the story coming up.

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a side line mistake could cost the steelers a lot more than money. their coach has been fined $100,000 for interfering with a kickoff return thanksgiving night. he was illegally on the field in the path of a runner. claiming he looked up at the jumbo tron. nfl considering stripping draft picks from steelers he calls the action embarrassing and inexcusable. >> a 5th grade teacher is now an international star because of her lesson on internet safety. she wanted her students to understand how quickly something can be seen around the world. she posted a picture on facebook

explaining what she's teaching and asked viewers to click like. and did they ever. three and a half million people clicked like in just days an example of how something you post can be seen by everyone, just about everywhere. >> think before you do it. you can't just post something and think it's not a big deal. it can be a big deal. >> who knows? if you get jobs they're going check your facebook, twitter accounts. anything you have. >> he's right. and this experiment has been seen by 5 million people. wow. impressive. >> yes. >> a first grader lost his wallet is getting nuch more back. >> he's getting christmas spirit alo along with it a shopper found it. he says he was going to return it to the score but discovered the name and age of a first grader. >> he decided to be like santa's helper. he packaged up the wallet with a letter from santa and sent it back to the little

boy. arnold says he hopes it will encourage others. >> a hearing aid company has been running ads offering them for a very slow cost. >> however, one woman says she wound up spending thousands of dollars and never did receive a device she came to abc7's michael finney. seven on your side to the rescue. >> yes. ad was hard to resist, offering customers a risk-free trial and discount. however, that wasn't a deal our view yir received she came to me for help, now, state officials are looking into this, too. >> lorna was having trouble hearing movies on tv. >> these ads got her attention. >> we're going to get fit with theed hearing aids. if you weren't satisfied you would get

a full refund without any questions. >> mcdonald hearing aid center was offering hearing aids for just $745. which customers could try, risk free. nothing to lose. >> so i thought well, that sounds okay. so i went. >> technicians tested hearing, took molds of ears and gave her a form to sign she says she was rushed. >> no time to read it. and no price, either. until they told me to go pay. >> lorna realized she'd just purchased hearing aids that cost not $745 through with it. then, ordeal. >> they're trying to force them into my ears. >> she says technicians couldn't fit them into her ears >> they were pushing hard. it

was very, very uncomfortable. >> the technicians kept making adjustments and the device dz not fit.. >> i went back three, possibly four times. >> the contract gives mcdonald six weeks to fit the properly. six weeks passed and loerna still haven't have hearing aids so she called to cancel the order. mcdonald says she hatted to go in person and apply for a refund. >> so i made an appointment. >> however, mcdonald cancelled the appointment and two more, then demanded he she pay a 15% fee for cancelling the order she refused to pay. >> i called channel seven. mcdonald hearing aid has many locations and turns out it has an "f" rating with better business bureau. we learned the state department of consumer affairs is investigating several complaints against the company. however, after contacting the hearing aid center it did refund her entire $3300 payment. no one

at the walnut creek store responded to the requests for comment. however, we tracked down the owner mark moore. he said customers learn all terms of the sale before they buy. saying each customer purchasing signs an agreement which is reviewed with the customer in detail. she purchase aid pair of hearing aids manufactured to fit her particular hearing loss. the request for cancellation was processed on october 1st, and a full refund of her money was provided that day, hence she has been made whole. >> what channel seven did for me. i can hardly believe it. >> officials at state department of consumer affairs declined to reveal more information about their investigation, i will, however, be following up. if you're looking to buy hearing aids and who know someone is, take your time and shop around for price. price, price. price.

>> yes. she got her money back the important thing. >> yes. >> up next a body-sized fight. >> fit mom at it again y a linger yeah company had is in a debate with her. >> hi there coming up at 5:00 heros among us every day people honored for acts in the east bay. technology going to places never before. our under wear. how these this smart bra is designed to help l improve your health. see you at

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welcome to a new state... of health. welcome to covered california. the place to find quality, affordable coverage. financial help for those in need. and nobody can be denied because of a pre-existing condition. enroll now at coveredca.com or call 1-800-752-6631. here is a look at tonight's prime time line up at 8:00 it's the middle, then modern family at 9:00 followed by super fun night at 9:30, then join us for abc7 news at 11:00. >> maybe you remember the what is your excuse mom? sacramento woman is facing off with owner of a san jose

lingerie company >> owe so called fit mom accused of making unflatering comments with b.an ad by curvy girl lingerie. >> it's fit versus full bodied in a faceoff between this woman standing aaccus standing aaccused and gloves are off. you may remember maria canning, aka, fit mom from this controversial photo on her facebook page in september. bearing sculpted abs the 32-year-old asks what is your excuse creating a fire storm after tension. >> i'm in the a bully >> now, she's ate again going up against the owner of curvy girl lingerie. the store owner encouraged regular women to bear it all online. stripping down to their lingerie to prove real women are beautiful. >> as soon as they started posting pictures we got so much

incredible, kind feed back. >> but canning reacted to the campaign posting on line i woke up to news stories about how overweight nearly obese women should be proud of their bodies i think we should accept how any healthy woulded body manifests >> we're saying accept yourself, that at the same time, you're creating a level of comfort. if you're comfortable, you can't desire to change oochl two moms took the debate further on cnn. >> that is not how real women look like. >> you cannot tell how healthy i am by looking at a photo. >> they both claim to have of the same intent. to empower women. >> love yourself, in order to love yourself, you will progress yourself. >> the more you love yourself, the more it's going to reflect in all areas of life. >> see you later. >> we've been getting reaction to this debate on our facebook

page. >> you can join the conversation now. >> and thanks for joining us on abc7 news. >> thank you. a dangerous commute for some passengers a break problem sends some to the hospital. what riders they did wrong. >> how much colder it's going to get and how long freeze warnings will remain up. >> heros among us every day people honored for an extraordinary act in the east bay. abc7 news at 5:00 starts now. >> evening. we begin tonight with our cold snap. >> yes. temperatures expected to plunge further tonight. bitter

cold made an unusual site. take a look at this. bundled up. covered head to toe, too. >> let's take a look aconsiders the bay. part of the east bay there as well as san francisco. temperatures dipping to near freezing. and colder tonight. >> overnight temperatures into the city dipped below 45 degrees. >> and it's about to get colder. >> sure s let's get the latest now from abc7 news sandhya patel. we're out in the cold. >> i am prepared and warm here.

i felt a cold escaping freeze, clear skies with exception of san francisco which will be the only place staying above freezing here. freeze warning going up for the bay area tonight at 9:00 p.m . north bay under it. it's going to run throughout friday. subfreezing temperatures. protect your pipes. there is risk of hypothermia. clear skies. cold mornings coming tomorrow low 20s inland. low 30s coast and bay. freezing inland again, friday morning. temperatures moderating a little bit into saturday. 27 in napa. san jose, down to 34 degrees. one record in salinas. that is the only record we're talking about.